Have Democrats started to rebound in Texas, or will the state remain firmly in GOP control?

After last week’s filibuster by State Sen. Wendy Davis against abortion restrictions, many Democrats have become energized about their party’s future in a state that is currently very red. As Richard S. Dunham of Hearst’s Washington bureau wrote,

“The tumultuous events of the past week have convinced long-dispirited Texas Democrats that there’s a glimmer of light at the end of their decades-long political tunnel. ‘Texas Democrats have dug themselves a big hole over the last 20 years,’ said Austin Democratic consultant Harold Cook. ‘In one week, Republicans have done all they can to backfill much of it.’

” (But) Southern Methodist University political scientist Cal Jillson warns Democrats not to be swept away by ‘Wendy-mania.’ ‘The events of the past week have certainly amped up the energy in Texas politics, but the changes required to turn Texas purple, let alone blue, will still be a decade or more in coming,’ he said.”

Whaddya think?

— Will Texas remain a GOP stronghold, or have Democrats turned a corner?

— What do you like or dislike about each party?

— Will the state’s growing Hispanic population vote Democratic, or can the GOP attract them too?